Shrubs: Not Just for Hedges Anymore...

For some, shrubs are no more than privacy screens from prying neighbors. More enlightened souls are aware of the beautiful forms, flowers, fall color, and design enhancing attributes of woody plants of the multi-stemmed persuasion.

People who know me will be stunned that my first piece for you about shrubs concerns ROSES. Among the most familiar, beautiful, fragrant, elegant and showy of all shrubs, roses (...are not among my favorites) are magical for many people, including my dear grandmother, Rose, for whom the sight of these flowers was always a "sign" that something good was around the corner.

It is for her that I provide you with this guide to rose varieties: A rose, is a rose, is a rose...

Choosing and Caring for Shrubs

Favorite Shrubs...

Heptacodium miconioides: Seven-Sons Flower

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